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Physical Therapy |
Occupational Therapy |
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 Kristin
R. Sumlar, PT,
Executive Director, Owner
Physical Therapist
kristin@sumlartherapy.com
Bio
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 Brooke
Quinlivan, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
brooke@sumlartherapy.com
Bio |
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 Michele
Parker Mayo, PTA
Physical Therapist Assistant
michele@sumlartherapy.com
Bio
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 Haley
Farmer, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
haley@sumlartherapy.com
Bio |
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 Meredith
Platt, PTA
Physical Therapist Assistant
meredith@sumlartherapy.com
Bio
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 Tera
Andrew, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
tera@sumlartherapy.com
Bio |
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 Kristi
Gatlin, PTA
Physical Therapist Assistant
kristi@sumlartherapy.com
Bio |
 Andrea
Bergman, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
andrea@sumlartherapy.com
Bio |
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 Paige
Wells, PTA
Physical Therapist Assistant
paige@sumlartherapy.com
Bio |
 Lynn
Purvis, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
lynn@sumlartherapy.com
Bio
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 Darci
Elson, PT
Physical Therapist
darci@sumlartherapy.com
Bio |
 Kari
Behrens, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
kari@sumlartherapy.com
Bio |
 Mallory
Boozer, PTA
Physical Therapist Assistant
mallory@sumlartherapy.com
Bio |
 Miriam Painton, COTA
Occupational Therapist Assistant
miriam.painton@sumlartherapy.com |
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Jill Boozer, PTA
Physical Therapist Assistant
jill.boozer@sumlartherapy.com
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 Elizabeth “Lissa” Scott, PT
Physical Therapist
lissa.scott@sumlartherapy.com |
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Speech Therapy |
Tutors |
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 Patty
Fenn, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
patty@sumlartherapy.com
Bio |
 Sallie
Lisenby
Tutor
sallie.lisenby@sumlartherapy.com
Bio
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 Casey
Shell, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
casey@sumlartherapy.com
Bio |
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 Michelle
DiLorenzo, SLPA
Speech Language Pathologist
Assistant
dmichelle@sumlartherapy.com
Bio |
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Tara
Stewart, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
tara.stewart@sumlartherapy.com
Bio |
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 Angeila Scarborough, SLPA
Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant
angeila.scarborough@sumlartherapy.com
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 Rita Baker, MA, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
rita.baker@sumlartherapy.com |
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Office Staff |
Horse Handler & Horses |
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 Freta
McCall
Office Administrator
freta@sumlartherapy.com
Bio |
Mitchell Grantham
Chief Horse Handler
mitchell@sumlartherapy.com
Bio
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 Sally
Harrison
Billing Administrator
sally@sumlartherapy.com
Bio |
 Midnight
midnight@sumlartherapy.com
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 Judy
Mobley
Office Assistant
judy@sumlartherapy.com
Bio |
 Cinnamon
cinnamon@sumlartherapy.com |
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Physical Therapy
Kristin R. Sumlar, PT,
Executive Director, Owner
Kristin graduated from the
University of Missouri—Columbia with a Bachelors of
Science Degree in Physical Therapy in 1992. Kristin
began her career in a traditional hospital setting, but
after a year took up the life of a “traveling
therapist,” accepting a job which required moving to a
new state every three months. In 1994 she arrived in
Alabama and fell in love with the south and Dothan
native, Pary Sumlar. Today, Kristin, Pary, Delaney
(born in 2001), Trin (born in 2003), and their pets live
in a century-old antebellum home in Ozark where they are
active members of their church and frequent visitors to
the hardware store. Although Kristin has worked in
every aspect in the field of physical therapy, she feels
her true calling is in pediatrics. She began working
with children in 1998, and has concentrated on special
interests of hippotherapy and aquatic therapy. In 2001,
Kristin opened Sumlar Therapy, anticipating owning a
small business and working five hours per week.
As the business grew, Kristin realized God had other
plans, and she is now the owner and CEO of a growing
business serving hundreds of children in southeastern
Alabama. For braces and equipment needs, she
collaborates often with her husband who is the manager
of Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics in Dothan. Her
desire is for Sumlar Therapy to be a helpful and
important resource for meeting the needs of the children
of the Wiregrass. She looks forward to
developing programs and utilizing Sumlar’s facilities in
pursuit of that goal.
Darci Elson, PT
Michele Parker Mayo, PTA
Meredith Platt, PTA
Kristi Gatlin, PTA
Paige
Wells, PTA
Mallory Boozer, PTA
Occupational Therapy
Brooke Quinlivan, OTR/L
Brooke received a degree in
Occupational Therapy from the University of South
Alabama in 2000. She worked in the Mobile County Public
Schools until she moved back to this area and joined
Sumlar Therapy in 2006. She has a strong interest in
sensory integration and has taken numerous courses in
this subject, as well as continuing education courses in
handwriting, low vision, and visual perceptual
difficulties. Brooke especially enjoys a school-based
setting as it allows her to work closely with teachers
and parents to maximize the children’s progress. Her
flexible work schedule with Sumlar Therapy is a good fit
as it allows her to have time with husband Joe, son
James, and daughter Kit. She relaxes with a good book
at her home in Headland whenever possible.
Andrea Bergman, OTR/L
Lynn Purvis, OTR/L
Lynn graduated from Florida A & M
University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in
Occupational Therapy in 1998. She has worked in a
variety of settings since then, including skilled
nursing, acute care, adult orthopedics, and pediatrics.
One of her particular interests is cerebral palsy. Lynn
witnessed her younger brother, a child diagnosed with
cerebral palsy, surpass everyone’s expectations in the
1970’s. Lynn lives with her husband and 2 children in
Enterprise where they are actively involved in their
church. Her husband, Brent, is a physical therapist.
Lynn joined Sumlar Therapy in 2008.
Tera
Andrew, OTR/L
Tera was born and raised in
Brewton, AL. The oldest of four children, she relished
the role of being a little mommy as well as playmate to
her siblings, inspiring both a sense of youthful
enthusiasm and responsibility. These qualities led her
to the health profession of occupational therapy. Tera
received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Occupational
Therapy from the University of South Alabama in 2000 and
a Masters of Health Science from the University of
Florida in 2004. She has begun work toward a doctorate
degree in Health Education. Tera’s work experience
includes pediatrics in outpatient and school settings,
adult and geriatric care. She and her husband live in
Troy with their daughter, Clare, who was born in 2007. Tera
states, “Clare is opening new doors of purpose in my
life.”
Ashley Hunko, COTA/L
Ashley received a
degree in occupational therapy from Wallace State,
Hanceville, AL in 2007. She worked in a nursing home
setting and obtained pediatric outpatient experience in
Mobile, AL.
Ashley joined Sumlar Therapy in 2008 and
is excited to provide Occupational Therapy to children
in the Opp City and Covington County School Systems.
She resides in Kinston, AL.
Kari Behrens, OTR/L
Kari joined Sumlar Therapy in 2009,
after recently relocating from her home state of
Minnesota with her husband, Joshua, who is in flight
school at Fort Rucker. She earned her M.A. in
Occupational Therapy in 2007 from the College of St.
Catherine in St. Paul, MN. Kari started her career
working with adults in Minneapolis, MN at the University
of Minnesota Medical Center outpatient program. She
also gained experience in acute care while working in
the Healtheast system in Minnesota. She has a strong
interest in pediatrics, particularly in the school-based
setting. She is excited to provide occupational therapy
services to children, and utilize the skill set she has
developed, while continuing her career at Sumlar
Therapy.
Haley Farmer, OTR/L
Speech Therapy
Patty Fenn, MS, CCC-SLP
Patty Fenn received her Bachelor’s
degree in Speech Pathology from Auburn University in
1990 and a Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology
from The University of Montevallo in 1994. She has
worked in a variety of setting and loves pediatric
therapy. She says it keeps her young. Patty has worked
in school settings, early intervention, and with special
needs preschool populations. Favorite aspects of her
field include: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Oral Motor
skills and Augmentative therapy. Patty operated a small
Speech Therapy Company from August 2001 to June 2007.
This allowed flexibility to be with her husband Jim, and
raise their two girls, Pamela Claire and Bailey. She
joined the Sumlar Therapy team as a full time employee
in June 2007, after contracting with them for several
years. She loves horseback riding and a variety of
water sports. Therefore, it felt like a childhood dream
coming to fruition when hippo and aquatic therapy
techniques became modalities of treatment options for
her at Sumlar Therapy. The Ozark native is often
referred to as the Cheerleader of Ozark. She and her
family are very involved with the ministries of their
local church. She shares, “I feel blessed to use the
talents God has given me to serve these precious
children and support their families.”
Casey Shell, MS, CCC-SLP
Casey earned her Masters degree in
Communicative Disorders from the University of
Mississippi in 2006, following her Bachelors in
Communication Disorders from Harding University. She
has experience working with both children and adults in
inpatient and outpatient settings. She has continued
her education by taking courses in Autism Spectrum
Disorders, as well as Care of the Neonatal Intensive
Care Unit Infant. She also has studied Boardmaker
applications and has special interest in swallowing and
feeding disorders, augmentative alternative
communication devices, and language development. She
enjoys her work as a speech therapist and looks forward
to working with more special children and their parents.
Casey lives in Dothan with her husband, Hunter. They are active in their church and
enjoy traveling and hiking. Casey also enjoys cake
decorating in her spare time. She joined Sumlar Therapy
in 2008.
Cindy
Carrell, CCC-SLP
Tara Stewart,
MS, CCC-SLP
Tara earned both her Bachelor’s and
Master’s Degree in Communication Disorders from Auburn
University. She has recently moved back to the
Wiregrass area to be near family. Tara started her
career working in Early Intervention with United
Cerebral Palsy located in Birmingham, Alabama. During
her time with UCP, she gained experience working with
children from birth to three years old with autism,
cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, apraxia of speech,
language delays, articulation delays, cleft lip, cleft
palate, hearing impairment, vision impairment, and
additional neurological impairments. Tara’s special
interests include: augmentative/alternative
communication devices, early language development, and
autism. Tara enjoys her job as a speech-language
pathologist, and is thrilled to be “back home.”
Michelle DiLorenzo, SLPA
Michelle DiLorenzo
received her Bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences
and Disorders from Louisiana State University in 2008.
She is currently working on her Master’s degree through
a graduate program at East Carolina University. She has
worked with children and adults with Autism Spectrum
Disorders in classroom settings, group therapy, and
one-on-one therapy, implementing Applied Behavioral
Analysis (ABA). Though autism has been her recent
concentration, her other professional interests are
numerous. She craves knowledge and jumps at any chance
to gain experience in areas that are novel to her. Army
Aviation school brought Michelle and her husband,
Stephen, to Fort Rucker and the Wiregrass community.
Michelle joined the Sumlar team in the summer of 2009.
She states she was “drawn in by the passionate, bubbly
staff members, who possess a sincere desire to help
children reach their greatest possible potential.”
Tutors
Sallie Lisenby, Tutor
Sallie comes to The Study Center with 25 years of
teaching experience, both in classrooms and tutorial
services. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in
Education from Troy State University. Sallie loves
teaching, and shares a philosophy that all students are
unique with individual academic potentials. She
emphasizes that her role in The Study Center is to
ensure successful experiences for each student.
Office Staff
Freta McCall, Office
Administrator
Freta
brings to Sumlar Therapy many years of experience in
Office Administration. She is a 2009 Honor Graduate of
Enterprise-Ozark Community College with an A.A.S. in
Business Administration with a concentration in
Accounting. A native of northwest Florida, Enterprise
has been her home since 1984. In addition to her varied
duties at Sumlar, Freta is a devoted grandmother to her
two grandsons. She exudes a mature, organized influence
over the Sumlar staff and has acquired the nickname
“Mother Hen” from the therapists. Freta joined Sumlar
Therapy in 2007.
Sally Harrison, Billing
Administrator
Sally moved back to her hometown of
Ozark in 2000 and joined Sumlar Therapy as billing
administrator in April, 2001 after 26 years of service
with Royal and SunAlliance Insurance in Atlanta and
Tampa. Her favorite job duty is part-time caretaker
for the children of our CEO. Sally is active in her
church where she teaches a Ladies’ Sunday School Class
and sings in the choir. She enjoys her granddaughter,
pet-sitting, and watching Auburn football. She has no
plans to retire because she is having too much fun. War
Eagle! Sally joined Sumlar Therapy in 2001.
Judy Mobley, Office Assistant
Horse Handler
Mitchell Grantham, Chief Horse
Handler
Horses
Cinnamon
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